7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and C as the 4th letter

Lock in R at position two and C at position four, then scan the remaining letters for a fit; PROCESS and PROCEED share a strong opening, while CRICKET and CRACKED show how varied the pattern can be; The list spans tournament dictionaries, but only 22 entries rank among the most common English words.

At a glance: the R-and-C pattern

• The fixed pattern has 180 seven-letter matches across tournament dictionaries.
• T, B, and P lead as starting letters, with 41, 36, and 31 matches.
• Final E, S, and D account for 35, 33, and 31 words.
• GRECQUE, FRECKLY, and GRECIZE each score 19 points.
• Other endings include R (14), T and Y (12 each), N (11), and A (7); the ending is not locked to one suffix.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

PROCESS, PROCEED, PRECISE, and PRICING are recognizable choices, while CRICKET, BRACKET, and TRACTOR offer different starting letters. These examples all keep R second and C fourth, so check the remaining tiles against the fixed slots before trying a guess.

Only 22 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That makes the pattern broad in tournament lists but less rich in everyday vocabulary than a quick scan of the total might suggest. Don't assume every technically valid entry will feel familiar.

What do the dictionary counts and scores show?

Collins includes 175 matches, compared with 135 in NWL2023 and 126 in ENABLE; those sets overlap, so their counts do not add up to the total. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry such as GRECQUE or FRECKLY.

For 7-letter words with R second and C fourth, the average tile score is 12.8. GRECQUE, FRECKLY, and GRECIZE top the scores at 19 points apiece, while PRICKLY and CRACKLY score 18. Those values are tile-only; premium squares change the final total.